Day Trips from Halifax

The Ultimate Halifax daytripper’s guide by Jon Tattrie

*We received a copy of this book for review because it’s a perfect fit for creating family fun! All opinions are our own.*

The sun is shining and the kids have a day off school. If you stay home, you’ll just do laundry and answer emails. Where’s the family fun in that?

Sometimes you just need a little inspiration and help to get those juices flowing of what to do with your day.

As I always say, family fun does not have to be complicated and it does not have to be expensive. Sometimes the best memories are day trips spent close to home, exploring somewhere new!

If you are looking to do some day trips, then you need to pick up a copy of Day Trips from Halifax: The Ultimate Halifax daytripper’s guide by Jon Tattrie.

Remember those days of back packing around Europe or Asia with your Lonely Planet book as your guide? Well, consider Day Trips from Halifax like your Lonely Planet Guide to day trips in Nova Scotia!

Although the book contains day trips from Halifax, it is equally and relevant for us in the Valley!

Here’s what the website says:

A densely packed guide to Nova Scotia’s most raucous adventures, inspiring landscapes, and amazing history, this book ensures that visitors to and residents of the region never have a boring weekend again. From tidal-bore rafting on the Shubenacadie River or strolling among lions at the Oaklawn Zoo to searching for ancient fossils on Joggins Beach, Day Trips from Halifax is filled with all you need to know about hidden beaches, unexpected hiking trails and much, much more.

Our Adventures

This summer, our family decided to go on a day trip to the South Shore to try exploring somewhere new. Armed with our Day Trips from Halifax book and our camera, we headed out and ended up at the Ovens Natural Park.

Read about our adventures here!

The guide book was a great help, providing us directions when our GPS couldn’t, and scouting out the best places to eat for us!

Day Trips from Halifax is available online as a hard copy and as an Ebook.

About the Author

Jon Tattrie is a multi-media freelance journalist and author based in Halifax, Canada. He’s won seven awards for his writing, including three Atlantic Journalism Awards (silver) and two Best Book awards from the Coast. He writes for Halifax Magazine, Readers Digest, Canadian Geographic, the Globe & Mail, Business Voice, the Chronicle Herald, Metro Canada and many more. At the CBC, he’s an online journalist, TV and radio reporter and occasionally documentary-maker.